Elzie Mae

Grimes Rasmussen

Obituary

Elzie Mae Grimes Rasmussen, 92, of Tifton, formerly of St. Charles, Missouri, passed away Friday, August 11, 2023, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later.

Born July 31, 1931, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, Mrs. Rasmussen was the daughter of the late Peter Grimes and Rosie Grimes. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Gunder H. Rasmussen. Before retiring, she was employed in production for 35 years with McDonnell Douglas in Saint Louis. She volunteered as a Pink Lady at Christian Hospital in the St. Louis area for 15 years and she loved to make ceramic dolls and won several awards with her dolls. She also loved to fish.

Mrs. Rasmussen is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Johnnie Clinton (JC) and Linda Tankersley of Tifton; one sister and brother-in-law, Verlene and Larry Bunch of Rockford, Illinois; three grandchildren, Michelle Moore and Michael Ebersol, both of Missouri and Jason Tankersley (Amanda Tankersley) of Tifton; several great-grandchildren; and a nephew, who was like her son, David Grimes of Carrolton, GA.